Cashier/courtesy clerk vs lead cashier

The differences between cashier/courtesy clerks and lead cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier/courtesy clerk has an average salary of $30,084, which is higher than the $28,581 average annual salary of a lead cashier.

The top three skills for a cashier/courtesy clerk include groceries, product knowledge and store shelves. The most important skills for a lead cashier are POS, sales floor, and customer service.

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs lead cashier overview

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Lead Cashier
Yearly salary	$30,084	$28,581
Hourly rate	$14.46	$13.74
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	122,998	150,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs lead cashier salary

Cashier/courtesy clerks and lead cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Lead Cashier
Average salary	$30,084	$28,581
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $25,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	Berkeley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between cashier/courtesy clerk and lead cashier education

There are a few differences between a cashier/courtesy clerk and a lead cashier in terms of educational background:

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Lead Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs lead cashier demographics

Here are the differences between cashier/courtesy clerks' and lead cashiers' demographics:

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Lead Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 23.8% Female, 76.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 7.6% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cashier/courtesy clerk and lead cashier duties and responsibilities

Cashier/courtesy clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Operate a computer/register to efficiently and accurately ring up customer's groceries.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
Strengthen the Walmart brand by interacting positively and professionally with a highly diverse customer base.

Lead cashier example responsibilities.

Show excellent math skills while working the register and counting the money at the end of the night.
Assign cashier to monetary checkout stations, problem solving skills, math skills, memory of product codes and their entering.
Compute and process payroll within budgetary guidelines.
Lead overall management operations of family-style Italian restaurant that recently celebrate 4th year of success in business for second store location.
Implement protocols with leadership and proper communication skills.
Coordinate schedules to maintain store productivity with servant leadership.

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs lead cashier skills

Common cashier/courtesy clerk skills

Groceries, 26%
Product Knowledge, 18%
Store Shelves, 11%
Front End, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Stock Shelves, 4%

Common lead cashier skills

POS, 19%
Sales Floor, 13%
Customer Service, 13%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Cash Handling, 6%
Front End, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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